Throttle may have stuck open...
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Throttle may have stuck open...
I'm the guy that had the accident about three weeks ago and was killing time reading old post on this forum. I had to ditch the bike and do a dive forward roll on asphalt because I believed my throttle was stuck open just like an old post that I read. I wasn't sure that in realitly that really happened to cause me to dump the bike, but it sure felt like it and scared the heck aout of me, thats why I bailed out. When I told people that I think a stuck throlttle may of happeded I don't think they believe me. Hasanyone here had a similar situation?
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I helped a guy who claimed that, after he was dumped. As he was regaining his senses, his eyes rolled back in his head and he folded up on us. He was having siezers. He was diabetic and had another one in the ambulance. Once he fell off his bike, the R's dropped and the bike fell over.
In your case, I wasn't there. Several things can cause a throttle to stick. The throttle lock was not backed off completely. Poor PM on throttle cables. Improper installation of throttle grip. Broke internal throttle part. broken throttle return spring.
In your case, I wasn't there. Several things can cause a throttle to stick. The throttle lock was not backed off completely. Poor PM on throttle cables. Improper installation of throttle grip. Broke internal throttle part. broken throttle return spring.
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RE: Throttle may have stuck open...
How experienced of a rider are you? I ask because a couple years ago, a lady I work with had just completed the Rider's Edge Course and purchased a Buell Blast. After a couple days of practicing on it, I let her take my FXD for a ride in a big empty parking lot. ( I had my throttle lock set such that a small flick and it would hold the throttle open.) Apparently when she twisted the throttle, she bumped the throttle lock with her thumb enough to hold the throttle open. Next thing I know, she was going about 45 MPH, locked up the front brake without pulling in the clutch, and down she went. When she woke up, she explained that when she took her hand off the throttle, it did not shut down to idle. I asked why she did not simply turn it to idle and she said she never does that. She always just releases her grip and it idles by itself. If she had twisted it back to idle position, she would have been fine, but being inexperienced, she just never thought of that.
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RE: Throttle may have stuck open...
Sure, a stuck throttle is possible. But if you got time to do a dive, you got time to pull in the clutch or hit the kill switch.
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Its always a good thing to know how everything works, a simple flick of the kill button would have let you coast to a safe stop. If your motor locked up, and the rear wheel starts to slide, grab the clutch and coast to a stop. There are many things that can be learned from a good riders safety course.
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When I was 17, I was driving my dad's car one nightand the throttle cable came off the carburator. The car started accelerating hard.I thought "Oh ****, what am I gonna do now,"but I didn't jump out the door orrun it into another car or smash it into a wall.
I threw it in neutral and pulled over. Opened the hood, found the problem and fixed it. And that was with NO prior mechanical experience of any kind.
I threw it in neutral and pulled over. Opened the hood, found the problem and fixed it. And that was with NO prior mechanical experience of any kind.
